Dr. Vishal Rao

Surgical Oncology

Oncology

HCG Cancer Centre, K R Road - Bangalore, India

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Qualification

MBBS, MS

Languages

English Hindi Kannada Telugu

Work Experience

17 Years

Research Experience

• Role of Adjuvant Radiotherapy in Early Stage Tongue Cancer: Need for Establishing Stringent Guidelines. Rao V
Subash A
Sinha P
Shetty S
Thakur S
Merchant Y
Kudpaje A
Arakeri G. Indian J Surg Oncol. 2021 Sep;12(3):549-553.
• COVID-19 associated mucormycosis (CAM) in India: a formidable challenge. Rao VUS
Arakeri G
Madikeri G
Shah A
Oeppen RS
Brennan PA. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2021 Jun 29:S0266-4356(21)00245-X.
• Transoral retroauricular neck dissection (TREND): A novel combination approach. Kudpaje A
BhanuPrakash B
Thakur S
Arakeri G
Rao VUS. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2021 Aug 7:S0901-5027(21)00245-9.
• Decreased Cancer Consultations in the COVID-19 Era: A Concern for Delay in Early Cancer Diagnosis in India. Rao V
Arakeri G
Subash A
Ajaikumar BS
Patil R
Hale B
Amaral Mendes R. JCO Glob Oncol. 2021 Mar;7:408-409.
• Selective embolization of lingual artery in transoral robotic surgery for the management of recurrent base of tongue carcinomas. Rao VUS
Subash A
R Bhargavi V
Sinha P
Bagadia RK
Kudpaje A
Arakeri G
Subbanna I. Head Neck. 2021 Apr;43(4):1174-1183.
• Are carcinogens electron acceptors? A novel hypothesis. Vishal Rao US
Arakeri G
Subash A
Venkatesh M
Brennan PA. Med Hypotheses. 2020 Nov;144:110235.
• Circulating tumour cells in head and neck cancers: Biological insights. Rao V US
Arakeri G
Subash A
Bagadia RK
Thakur S
Kudpaje AS
Nayar R
Patil S
Paiva Fonseca F
Gomez RS
Brennan PA. J Oral Pathol Med. 2020 Oct;49(9):842-848.
• COVID-19: Loss of bridging between innate and adaptive immunity? Rao VUS
Arakeri G
Subash A
Rao J
Jadhav S
Suhail Sayeed M
Rao G
Brennan PA. Med Hypotheses. 2020 Nov;144:109861.
• The E-cigarette ban in India-A step in the right direction? Vishal Rao US
Arakeri G
Ravishankar S
Kar A
Thakur S
Li RJ
Dhananjay KV
Surya T
Chaturvedi P
Gomez RS
Brennan PA. J Oral Pathol Med. 2020 Aug;49(7):617-620.
• Carotid body tumours: objective criteria to predict the Shamblin group on MR imaging. Arya S
Rao V
Juvekar S
Dcruz AK. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2008 Aug;29(7):1349-54.

Awards & Achivements

• Dr. Vishal is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons FRCS (Glasgow)
Fellow of the American College of surgeons FACS (USA)
Member of the Royal Society of Medicine
fellowship in Head & Neck Oncosurgery from Tata Memorial Hospital
Mumbai.
• He is certified and trained in Minimally Invasive Head Neck Surgical Oncology with Robotic Surgery and Laser Surgery.
• He has been a recipient of several awards: Kempegowda Award - highest civil award conferred by the Bengaluru Corporation
the Varshada Kannadiga Award 2018 (Kannadiga of the Year) for his contributions to Science and Technology.
• He is also the recipient of the Rotary Vocational Training Award 2016 for inventing the voice prosthesis for his throat cancer patients.

Memberships

• Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
• Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO)
• International Society of Head and Neck Surgeons (ISHN)

Area of Interest

• Dr. Vishal is the Group Director for Head and neck Surgical Oncology and Robotic Surgery at HCG Cancer Centre
Bengaluru.
• He is also the dean for the Centre for Academic Research
HCG Academics.
• He is well-experienced in the treatment of both beni

Dr. Vishal Rao is the chief of head and neck surgical oncology and robotic surgery at HCG Cancer Centre, Bangalore. He is well-experienced in the management of both benign and malignant tumours in the region of the thyroid, parotid, and salivary glands. Dr. Vishal is an expert in performing complex neck surgeries like radical and modified neck dissections, carotid body surgery, and managing other vascular tumours and parapharyngeal space tumours. He also has a keen interest in cancer prevention and anti-tobacco programmes.